INSECTS Cyclica [continued) aspens, sallows, etc. ; local. Darenth Wood, Wat Wlckham Phytodecta vi'minalis, L. On sallows and willows ; local. Darenth and West Wlckham Woods — olivacea, Forst. On the broom ; locally common and widely distri- buted — pallida, L. On sallow, hazel, moun- tain ash, etc. ; not common. West Wlckham, Folkestone Gastroidea viridula, De G. (raphaiii, Herbst). On the dock ; scarce. Snodland (J. J. W.) ; there appears to be no other record from Kent — polygoni, L. On Polygonum aviculare and docks ; very common and some- times in profusion Plagiodera versicolora, Laich. On willows and birches ; very local. Canterbury Phsedon tumidulus, Germ. By sweeping ; common — armoraciae, L. (betulae, Kust.). In damp places, by sweeping ; common — cochlearia;, F. On Crucifera ; ratlier common. Snodland, Higham, Lee, SheernesSy Whitstable — concinnus, Steph. Salt marshes, at roots of grass, in flood rubbish, etc. ; rare. Banks of Medway, Gravescnd Phyllodecta vulgatjssima, L. On sallows, willows, poplars, etc. ; common — cavifrons. Thorns. On Populus nigra and P. tremulas ; very local and scarce. Darenth Wood — vitellinas, L. As the preceding ; very common Hydrothassa aucta, F. Damp places ; not uncommon — marginella, L. By sweeping, also at roots of grass ; common Prasocuris junci, Brahm. On Veronica beccabunga (the brooklime) ; rather common — phellandrii, L. On Phellandrium aquaticum, on banks of ponds and slow streams ; common Agelastica alni, L. Very rare ; five speci- mens taken at Deal on the pathways in the streets on 6 May, 1900, by Mr. Jennings and Mr. Bedwell Luperus nigrofasciatus, Goeze. On gorse, broom, ling, etc. ; rare. Westerham — rufipes. Scop. On birch, willow, alder, etc. ; local. Rochester district, Whit- stable — flavipes, L. On birch, willow, alder, hazel, etc. ; local. Lee, Walderslade in the Rochester district, scarce Cyclica [continued) Loclimasa caprese, L. On sallows and willows ; local. Rochester district — cratasgi, Forst. On flowers of white- thorn ; local and not common. Wigmore Wood, Cohham Park, Chat- tenden, etc. Galerucella viburni, Payk. On Viburnum opulus (the guelder rose) and V. lantana ; local. Lee, Darenth Wood, Chattenden, Wigmore Wood — nymphaes, L. On aquatic plants, especially Nymphaea and Nupar ; local. Snodland, Deal — sagittarise, Gyll. On Lysimachia, Hydrocharis, Hypericum, rushes, etc. ; local. Lee — lineola, F. On willows, alders and hazels ; local. Snodland, Greenhithe — calmariensis, L. On Lythrum salicaria, etc. ; local. Snodland, Maidstone, Dover — tenella, L. In osier beds on willows, also on alders and Spiraea ulmaria ; locally common. Snodland (abund- ant), Lee Adimonia tanaceti, L. On Tanacetum vulgare, also in dry, sandy and grassy places ; apparently scarce. Darenth Wood, Chattenden Sermyla halensis, L. On flowers, especi- ally species of Galium ; generally distributed and common Longitarsus pulex, Schr. Chalky places, on Teucrium scorodonia, Thymus serpyllum, etc. ; locally common and widely distributed — anchusae, Payk. On Echium vulgare, Cynoglossum, Anchusa, etc. ; locally common. Hailing Downs, Darenth Wood, Bearsted, Maidstone — parvulus, Payk. (ater, F.). On low plants and on hornbeam ; rare. Chat- ham, Whitstable, Birchington, Deal — absinth ii, Kuts. Salt marshes, on Artemisia maritima ; locally com- mon. Upnor, Chatham, Strood, Gravesend, Sheerness, Whitstable, Deal — dorsalis, F. In chalky places, on Senecio jacobaea and S. vulgaris ; local and not common. Bexley, Darenth Wood, Folkestone — luridus, Scop. On low plants ; com- mon everywhere — brunneus, Dufts. On low plants ; widely distributed — agilis, Rye. On Scrophularia aquatica and S. nodosa ; very scarce. Snod- land, Staple, Bearsted 161
